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It Takes a Village to Raise a BFC
As we highlighted yesterday, our latest round of Bicycle Friendly Community awards includes some big names — including Los Angeles, California. League President, Andy Clarke, presented the designation...
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Walmart Helps to Boost Bentonville to BFC Status
When we announced our latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities last week, we focused on major U.S. cities — like Los Angeles, Nashville and Miami — making the ranks. But those population centers...
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Lee’s Summit Becomes Missouri’s First Walk AND Bike Friendly Community
Well, we’re not in Kansas anymore! (Sorry couldn’t resist.) But, if Dorothy were looking for safe and accessible streets to make her journey, she’d be well-served to look down the road to Lee’s Summit,...
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Hoboken Rebuilds As a Bicycle Friendly Community
This week, Hoboken was among the cities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. High winds and intense rain battered the New Jersey town, and, as of this morning, much of the city is underwater. But as Hoboken...
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A BFC Celebration in Miami
Last week, as Hurricane Sandy brushed the Florida coast, I had the pleasure of presenting the Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community award to Miami’s Mayor Tom Regalado and city commissioners. The ceremony...
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Richmond is for (Bike) Lovers!
We’ve all heard that Virginia is for lovers. Well, word on the street is the commonwealth’s capitol, Richmond, is for bike lovers! So we were delighted to welcome Richmond as a Bronze-level Bicycle...
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St. Petersburg Rolling Toward Silver Status
The Bicycle Friendly Community program is so much more than giving out awards. There’s a greater goal behind our work: helping communities to become places where anyone can ride a bike safely and...
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More Bike, Less Pike
Standing at the corner of Route 355 (also known as Rockville Pike) and Veirs Mill Road in Rockville, Maryland, you might be baffled that this city was recently named a Bicycle Friendly Community....
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I Never Thought I Could Love Boston More, But…
Full disclosure, I love Boston. I have loved the city ever since I stepped foot into Jamaica Plain in 2001, freshly home from the Peace Corps to attend Boston University in a masters program. I loved...
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The Pursuit of Diamond Status: Boulder and Davis Say “I Do”
Andy enjoying Boulder B-cycle Earlier this month League President, Andy Clark, and I traveled to Boulder, Colo., and Davis, Calif. — but I was transported back to my college years in Germany. Bicycling...
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Best of the League 2012: Raising the Bar for the BFA Program
This March, we’ll celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the Bicycle Friendly American program. But 2012 marked a key moment in BFA history, too. For the first decade, the BFC program ranked communities...
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Become a BFA Local Reviewer
Do you ride a bike, work with cyclists, or have a knack for solving bike issues in your community? Well, we need your insight on the local biking landscape — become a Bicycle Friendly America Local...
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Iowa Shows Off World’s ‘Oldest, Largest and Longest’ Bike Ride
Bets were being taken left and right. I traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, this past weekend to give a workshop as part of the Iowa Bike Summit. The state’s Summit was capped with the RAGBRAI announcement...
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Webinar: Bicycle Friendly America Local Reviewer Training
You might be wondering: Do I qualify to become a Bicycle Friendly America local reviewer? How is my feedback integrated into the award and feedback process? How do I choose the most accurate award...
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Bicycle Friendly America Program Marks 10th Anniversary!
The latest issue of our American Bicyclist magazine is a transformation on two fronts. At the National Bike Summit this year, we revealed the new face of the League — a fresh look and branding that...
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How One Member’s Idea Has Transformed the Nation
In this issue of American Bicyclist, we mark a major milestone for the League: the 10th Anniversary of the Bicycle Friendly America program. Since its inception, the initiative has boosted biking in...
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BFA: The Next Generation
When Wayne Byrd came up with the concept for Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC) and the League took that idea to the national level, we knew it would be a powerful tool to make biking better for...
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Florida Bike Safety Summit Reinforces Need for Education
If you want to confront the issue of bicycle safety, Florida, unfortunately, is the right place to go. The Sunshine State has had 534 cyclist fatalities between 2006 and 2010, and since 1998,...
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Infographic: What Makes a Bicycle Friendly Community?
To kick of Bike to Work Week, we’ll be announcing the latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities — including some new cities joining the ranks of Platinum and Gold — on Monday. And, with every...
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New Platinum City in Latest Round of Bicycle Friendly Communities!
Kicking off National Bike to Work Week, the League has announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC), including a new Platinum-level community. Fort Collins, Colo., moved from Gold...
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